Charles John Ruddy Jr. ’37

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A KIND AND LOYAL friend to many, retired lawyer and lifelong Brooklyn resident Jack Ruddy died Nov. 17,1990, at Victory Memorial Hospital, Brooklyn of heart failure.

Jack was active in publications, soccer, and squash at Poly Prep and at Princeton majored in history and graduated with honors. He was a member of Arbor inn.

After graduating from Harvard Law School and serving in the U.S. Army 19431946, mostly at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, Jack was a lawyer with the American Petroleum Inst. 1946 to 1971, being an associate in the Leo and Legislative Section of its American Petroleum Industries Committee. He was a faithful supporter of Annual Giving. He left no immediate family. Jack will be missed greatly.

The Class of 1937

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